TUB NOWKOLK WEKKI.Y NEWS-JOUUNAI , : KIUDAV , NOVEMBER 10 , 1'JOG.
QUAIL SEASON IN NEBRASKA IS
OPEN , SHOTGUNS DOOM.
LID OFF OUT FIFTEEN DAYS
The Farmers of Nebraska Regret ot
Sec the Open Season Come for They
Realize That It Means the Slaughter
of Many of Their Best Frlendo.
( Kroin Thin-nifty' * .
The boom of tlio iloulilo bnrroled
Bhotgun , sounding up from rlvor ImnltH
niul out from tblcUota mid groves nil
ovur norlhorn Nebraska , nunoiincoil
the mlvont cnrly Thursday morning of
tlio opun HOUSOU on ( limit In Notiraskn.
The Bcnrclty of hunt kg dogs In town ,
the appearance of nru\len of tun coat
ed men In the early dawn nml the Increased -
creased demand nt tmnlwnro fUoroi )
for shells nntl guns hnvo nil tcmlod to
dd dotnlls to the Htory of the open
ing dny. It wns n grnnd , crlnp dny
for tlio sportsman who loves the out
of doora nntl mnny of thom In nil purls
ot the Htnto , according to reports re-
colvud , toolc advantage of the oppor
tunity to BO a-gunnlng.
Quiill hnvo boon more tlian usually
plentiful during the past fall nml this
fact tins nronsod tlio eager Intorostof
many an old tltno hunter. Farmers
report Hint the neb Whites nro to bo
seen perching on fence posts nml on
trco limbs nil through the country nnd
tlio little brown bird will run along In
front of u horse or team as tamely
nn though they were fnrm yard chick-
ons.
ons.Tho season continues for only fif
teen days so that these who would enJoy -
Joy the tender , Juicy breast of n quail
for breakfast must malco tlio most of
the short term during which the kill
ing Is allowed by law.
The farmers of Nebraska regret the
approach of tlio open season on quail
for tlio quail Is ono of the most loyal
friends the Nebraska farmer over had.
The llttlo feathered creature destroys
more Injurious Insects nnd bugs on the
fnrm during his short Ufa than almost
any other Insect eater and every tlmo
a quail's llfo goes out the Nebraska
farm has lost a protector of the tru
est typo. /
For this reason It becomes a crlmo
to shoot more of the birds than the
hunter can well use for the tnblo nnd
the pot hunter who slaughters to ship
will , as ho deserves to bo , find rigid
punishment awaiting him. The game
laws are to bo enforced stringently
this season , It Is said.
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
M. L. Ogden was n passenger for
Wakoflold at noon.
Floyd Hull wont to Pierce nt noon
for a short business trip.
Mrs. II. Moore of Missouri Valley Is
visiting her sister Mrs , Anrow Toal.
Deputy State Oil Inspector II. C.
Burns passed through the city at noon
from a trip to the western part of the
state.
Mrs. Robert Schram , who has boon
visiting relatives In Norfolk for the
past three weeks , loft today for her
homo In Chicago.
Dr. and Mrs. A. Hear and daughter
Hoblnotto arrived from Omaha last
night. Mrs. Hear has been visiting In
Virginia and Now York.
After a few days' visit with her
mother , Miss Gortlo Hills has returned
to Lincoln where she holds a position
as attendant In the Insane hospital.
J. H. Foote and Clyde Rock left
Wednesday for n few days' outing on
the Elkhorn river south of town. They
expect to hunt ducks and geese out
on the lakes In that section and will
be Joined In n couple of days by four
traveling men , also bent on having ji
few days' sport.
Fred Doleson is on the sick list.
S. M. Rosenthnl has leased the Ru-
diit block for a term of flvo years.
The Ladles guild of Trinity church
met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. A.
Morrison.
A. Teal , who has been 111 for some
months , has not materially Improved
in condition.
The gas company have completed
the digging of the pit for the now tank
and bricklayers are busy bricking up
Urn walls and getting things In shape
preparatory to installing the now steel
tank which Is expected soon.
A freight car arrived In Norfolk yes
terday from Wisconsin loaded with
lumber. One end of the car was com
pletely gone while the other end wns
badly damaged by having the lumber
bumped against It In transportation.
Bennot Hammond , who was married
to Miss Altn Slnwson in Norfolk six
years ago , died recently at St. Jo In
an operation for appendicitis. Miss
Slawson was formerly a popular teach
er at South Norfolk. The widow and
one child , n little son , survive.
The Intel denominational missionary
meeting held in the Baptist church last
night drew quite a fair sized audience
nnd was a very Interesting meeting.
It wns In commemoration of the Hay
Stack meeting hold 100 years ago ,
when three , young men met together
nnd started the missionary cause in
America. Rev. W. J. Turner gave n
brief history of this meeting after
which the different pastors gave out
lines of the missionary work that had
been done along different lines in the
several denominations. M. C. Hazen
represented the work of the Metho
dist church.
The annual china display given by
Mrs. K. P. Weatherby Is to bo hold on
Saturday nnd Monday afternoons in
her homo , corner Kooulgsteln avenue
and Thirteenth street. The display of
china which Is now being arranged by
Mrs. Weatherby for the public Is un
usually beautiful and there are many
, tr | ! > liut Mix of art Included In U ,
* l\uh \ nro decidedly unique and new
Dm Ing her vlnlt to Chicago last win
ter MIII.Vonlhurby spent much tlmo
In acquiring now Ideas by taking los-
nous from a fnmoim Chicago toucher.
The public li cordially Invited to nt-
tend this dlnplny Saturday and Mon
day.
Going Out of Duolncss.
Ao our frlomln and patioim : AM wo
have decided to mill out next mimmor ,
thin I * our lust winter HOIIKOII In mil
linery liUHliumn HO wo will neil everything -
thing In winter liatM nml caps nl cowl ,
beginning Monday , November 19.
Wo wlnli to extend our appreciation
! o those who have HO llbornlly given
us their pationage In past years.
.1. & 10. Din-land.
WOULD PLEASE SIOUX CITY.
Burlington PurchaBe of O'Neill Short-
line Looked on With Favor.
Slonx City , In. . Nov. Ifi. If the Bur
lington Railroad company closes KB
deal for the "Pacific Short Lino" from
Sioux ( Mty to O'Neill , the transaction
will bo of great Importance ) to Sioux
City , according to Commissioner A.
L. Boardsloy , of the Commercial club.
It IH the first ovldonro which the busi
ness men hnvo Had that the Hill rends
Intend to build nn extension beyond
O'Nolll.
"I don't know of a single plcco of
railroad news that pleases mo more
than that published In The Trlbnno
last evening , ' said Mr. Boardsloy to
day. " 1 believe the purchase of the
Short Line by the Burlington will beef
of the greatest Importance to Sioux
City business Interests. It Is good
news to every wholesaler nnd Jobber
In Sioux City , as well as to the stock
yards company and the packers. "
Whether James J. Hill owns the
Short Lnlo or not has long boon a
question. It Is declared now , by these
who are In a position to know , that
the Great Northern holds a lease on
the line In Nebraska , and that It Is
really owned by Now York parties ,
who secured control of the stock and
mortgages.
That the deal , when completed , be
tween the Now York stockholders of
( ho Short Line , the Herat Northern
nnd Burlington will Involve a building
of an extension by the Burlington Is
conceded by these who know negotia
tions hnvo boon under wny for some
time to make the transfer.
It Is understood the Great Northern
will surrender the lease which It holds
for the Pacific railroad , to the Bur
lington , on the condition that the Bur
lington connect the O'Nolll line with
the Billings line , thus giving a west
ern outlet to the Hill lines by wny
of Sioux City , and saving a detour of
moro than 300 miles , which the Bur
lington now has to make , when ac
cepting shipments from western Ne
braska or the Black Hills for the Twin
cities or other points on the Great
Northern railroad.
Shipments of grain nnd stock from
points between the Black Hills , Alli
ance and Broken Bow must bo hauled
around by Lincoln nnd brought
through Sioux City by way of the Ash
land lino. This 300-mile detour makes
the Northwestern and Omaha roads a
formidable competitor of the Hill
lines , and the Northwestern diverts
the business either to Omaha , whore
the grain ilnds its way to southern
ports , nnd the cnttle to South Omaha ,
or to Slonx City , where the Omaha
road secures the haul to the Twin
cities.
The Burlington Is pushing every
thing possible to develop the country
In the North Platte valley , where the
government has Irrigation work under
way costing several millions of del
lars. Burlington freight officials de
clare this region will yield such a
crop of grain , nnd make such traffic ,
that a line from O'Nolll to the North
Platte valley Is only a matter of time.
This will glvo Sioux City a line to
the rich country , which will produce
grain for the now market In Sioux City
as well as for the shipping of hundreds
of carloads every year of range cattle
to this marokt.
CONLEY SPRAINS HIS ANKLE.
In Fierce Runaway Near Bloomfleld ,
Norfolk Man Escapes Narrowly.
James Conley had a narrow escape
from serious Injury at Bloomflold Sat
urday In a runaway. He had boon out
In the country and was returning to
Bloomttold In the evening when tlio
team ho wns driving became fright
ened by some other horses which
wore running in a pasture near the
road. The team started across a largo
hay Held at n lively pace nnd Mr. Con-
ley hnd them well under control when
ono of the horses cnught n foot over
the tongue. This gave the animals n
new fright and they began making
short work of the rig. Mr. Conley
Jumped to save himself from Injury
ind sprained an ankle as ho fell.
Since then ho has required the assist
ance of a cane to help him about. Ho
Is getting along alright now and feels
lucky that matters were no worse.
SON WEDS , MOTHER DIES.
Commits Suicide With Gas When In
formed of His Intentions.
New York. Nov. 13. Conrad Weiss ,
a fireman , returned to his homo to
day after his night of duty , and found
his mother dead. She had asphyxiat
ed herself by turning on the gas.
Weiss told the coroner that his
mother probably killed herself because
she could not leave her own homo ,
which she loved so dearly. Ho had
told her Saturday that ho was about
to marry and that she wns to como
and live with him and his brido. She
protested , but gave no hint that she
meant to take her life. Weiss was
her only child.
COLORADO VOTERS WILL ELECT
NO MORE WOMEN.
EXPERIMENT A SAD FAILURE
Leaders of Doth Parties Declare That
They Will Nominate No More Wo.
men for State Offices , as the Recent
Election Was a Lesson.
Denver , Col. , Nov. Ifi. Leaders of
both big political parties announce that
no more women will bo nominated for
olllco , except possibly state suporln-
( .undent of schools. They say Colora
do voters , tlmo and again , have regis
tered their protest against women
holding olllco. Equal BUl'frngo IB ( lend ,
they declare.
Konr women ran for the house of
representatives recently , three of thom
on the democratic ticket nnd the ether -
or run on the socialist ticket. All were
defeated by decisive majorities.
It wns during Gov. Walto's adminis
tration that equal suffrage was grant
ed residents of Colorado. An act ,
paused December 2 , 1893 , by a vote
of ; ifi,798 to 29,451 , accorded women
the sumo voting rights as men.
The legislature of 1895 had thrco female -
male members of the house , that of
1897 had two , while In 1899 four were
elected. In 1903 only ono woman was
elected to thut body , and none since
then.
then.No
No woman ever has been elected to
the state senate.
AIRSHIP AGAINST WIND.
Dumont Triumphs in Effort to Navi
gate Against Great Odds.
Paris , Nov. IB. Santos-Dumont , af
ter several trials with his aeroplane ,
mndo his best performance. Ho sailed
235 yards against the wind In 21 %
seconds.
A vast crowd formed into two long
lanes down the center of the field
where- the exhibition took place.
There wns a general hush as the mo
tor began to turn , and then a shout of
satisfaction as the flying machine
bounded off like n , Hash and within
twenty yards was tearing through the
air at the rate of nearly twenty-five
miles an hour , down the long lane of
people.
Santos-Dumont steered his wonder
ful ship , perfectly balanced and steady ,
as n veritable bird , all along the lino.
A roar of triumph broke out and In
the general excitement these people
grouped further nlong the line closed
In on the advancing aeronaut's ath.
Santos-Dumont saw that there was
only ono thing to do. Ho rnlsed the
bond of his machine and soared up
ward until ho was nbovo the people ,
still traveling and rising all the time.
Then the women beneath him took
fright and commenced to scatter , and
rush hither and thither. Ono or two
women fell down and confusion was
general.
All this tended .to unnerve Santos-
Dumont , who hardly knew whore to
take his route. Ho endeavored to turn
sharply to the right In order to win
some clear space , but the movement
was too brisk and , fearing a heavy
fall or a complete turnover , ho cut the
gas bag and descended. In touching
the ground one of the wings of his
machine was slightly damaged and the
wheel bent. He had covered exactly
210 meters (235 ( yards ) .
No Opium In Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.
There is not a particle of opium or
other narcotic In Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy , and never has been since It
wns first offered to the public. It is
as safe a medicine for a child as for
nn adult. This remedy Is famous for
Its cures of colds and croup , and can
always bo depended upon. For sale
by Leonard the druggist.
HANGED , THOUGH INNOCENT.
The Old Lawyer Tells of the Unrelia
bility of Circumstantial Evidence.
Kansas City Star : "Ono of the
strangest cases of erroneous convic
tion I ever heard of and ono which
Indicates the unreliability of circum
stantial evidence , " said the old lawyer ,
"was where a young man was hanged
for the murder of his own father nnd
it was proven after his death that he
was innocent. This young man and
his sister , n little younger than he ,
lived with their father , who had a
small Income which enabled them to
live In comfort. I have forgotten now
the names of the parties , but the case
Is ono well known to students of the
criminal law and is often referred to
In the text books.
"The son had often said that he
wished his father would die so ho
could como Into possession of the
property. And ho had for a long tlmo
behaved In a very undutlful way to
ward the old man.
"Ono morning In winter , when the
ground was covered with freshly fall
en snow , the daughter of the old man
ran to the homo of n neighbor , and ,
very much excited , told thom that she
had been away all night and that when
she returned to her homo that morn
ing she found her father murdered In
the cow barn , which stood a llttlo way
from the house. The neighbors went
with her. They found the old man
dead beside his cow. His head was
crushed with a hammer. There were
tracks in the newly fallen snow , from
the house to the barn. It was found
by fitting the shoes of the murdered
mnn to ono sot of tracks lending from
the house to the bnrn that these tracks
were his. Another set of tracks led
from the house to the barn and back
again and the son's shoes fitted them
( < h. That' v were the son's
li.icKn was maile doubly Hiiro by cer
tain peculiar patches upon the heels
nnd soles which fitted the tracks.
"In the son's bedroom was found
concealed In the corner of n drawer a
hammer nmenrod with fresh blood and
with tufts of the old man's grny hair
upon It , and with n splinter of bono
bommth the claws , This splinter fitted
a place broken Into the old innn's
Hkull.
"Of course the young man was con
victed , It was proven that , ho nnd
his fattier slept nlono In the house
that night and that his -sister was
away , no she tcstllled she wns. The
young man wan hanged , denying his
guilt to the last.
"Four years Inter the sister of the
mnn who wns hanged wns taken very
111 , nnd understnndlng that she could
not recover , she confessed that her
father and brother hnd both offondcd
her nnd she determined to kill both ,
nnd , accordingly , when her father went
to milk the cow In the evening she
put on her brother's shoes and fol
lowed him with the hammer and killed
him. It had been snowing but stopped
about that time. She returned to the
house , placed the hammer where
found , nnd the shoes under the bed
of her brother , who wns nsleop nt the
tlmo. Then she wont to the homo of
a neighbor and passed the night.
"Sho wns nrrcstcd upon her death
bed , but died before she could bo
brought to trial. "
DEFEATED CANDIDATE PLANS TO
CONTROL DEMOCRATS.
HE WILL BOSS ORGANIZATION
Governor-Elect Hughes' Threat That
He Will Punish Newspaper Own
ers Who Violate Laws , as Well as
Railroads , Is Creating Interest.
Washington , Nov. 12. Friends ot
William R. Hearst , returning to Wash
ington from No'w York state that the
recently defeated candidate for gov
ernor Is already formulating plans to
control the democratic organization of
that state.
Although It was a terrible disap
pointment to Hearst , as well as n
deep humiliation , to bo the only man
on the fusion ticket who went down to
defeat , ho will undertake to keep the
fires burning nnd to promote all the
trouble ho possibly can for his oppon
ents.
ents.The
The Independence league is to bo
kept up nnd Hearst will probably con-
tlnuo to spend his money freely In per
petuating his petfhobby. Ho will also
undertake to have a recount of the
vote cast , a year ago , for mayor of
Greater New York , when he was a
candidate.
If It should develop that Tammany
stole the election away from Hearst ,
it would put him forwnrd ngnln In a
most spectacular role.
Meanwhile , a remark by Gov-.elect
Charles B. Hughes , that it would be
the purpose of his administration to
have a fair and square administration
of the laws and that they will be en
forced against men who rim newspa
pers as well as these who run railroads -
roads , Is attracting much attention.
ODD BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
Aged Woman Distributes Ten Thousand -
sand Dollars Among Children.
Now York , Nov. 13. Mrs. Charles
F. Kalgebehn of Hoboken , found a
now way of celebrating her birthday
and tried It yesterday , for the first
time , when she was G9 years old.
Now she Is looking forward to spend
ing several more birthdays In the
same way.
Mrs. Kalgebehn's celebration con
sisted In gathering her children and
presenting them with $10,000. As the
children are four , and there Is $300-
000 to divide , and Mrs. Kalgebehn's
health Is as good as it was twenty
years ago , there are many more such
celebrations In sight.
Years back when Mrs. Kalgebehn
was still Miss Kussel , an elder broth
er , Philip , left Hoboken , went to Chicago
cage and engaged in the wholesale
grocery trade. Ho flourished. Last
Juno the sister got word that Philip
a bachelor and wholesale grocer , was
dead , and he had left to his sister In
Hoboken his savings , amounting to
$300,000.
Letter List.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the postofllco at Norfolk , Neb.
November 13 , 190G :
Mr. J. E. Cogswell , Rittlo Falls , Mr
Joe Forr , Miss Christina Hoveland , C
H. Haynes , Mr. Geo. G. Hlndmarsch
Mr. E. L. Jones , Mr. C. H , Keller , An
ton Muyors , Mrs. Hester Prlne , Mr
Sam Reass , Glenn S. Welling.
If not called for In fifteen days wll
be sent to the dead letter office.
Parties calling for any of the abov
plenso say "advertised. "
John R. Hays , P. M.
Storm at Nellgh.
Nollgh , Neb. , Nov. 13. Special t
The News : Another rain nnd slee
storm struck Nellgh about C o'cloc
this morning. This Is the second on
In a very short tlmo and the farmer
were complaining of great damag
done to the corn In the previous sice
storm. From all Indications the on
at present Is an equal to the first , 1
not worse.
II. M. Mclntyro has sold his grocer
stock to G. W. Rapp and E. V. Dm
kin of this city. Mr. Mclntyro wi
*
glvo possession the first of the wek
NORTH NEBRASKA RODED IN ICE ,
ACCIDENTS RESULT.
BARNHART BREAKS AN ANKLE
Falls on Slippery Sidewalks Have Been
Numerous Mr. Barnhart Slipped on
Depot Platform Cornhusklng Inter
fered With Storm General ,
ll'iom Tijomlny'B Dully. ]
North Nebraska Is wrapped up In a
clonk of sleet , snow and Ice. The
storm which wns reported from Valentino
tine yestordny hns moved eastward
nnd envelops this section of the state.
Rain , freezing ns It fell , was n ills-
ngreenblo fcnturo of the dny , coating
cornfields , sidewalks , streetH , tele
graph nnd telephone wires with a
growing layer of Ice. Farmers have
boon checked In their cornhusklng
work , wlro companies fear trouble ,
and accidents as a 'osult of falling on
the slippery sidewalks hnvo been se
rious in some instnnces. At 10 o'clock
the sleet scorned to bo mixed partial *
ly with ( lakes of snow. It has been
ono of the most disagreeable days of
the present season.
Barnhart Breaks Ankle.
Ono of the first and among the most
serious accidents of the dny was that
In which Attorney II. F. Barnhart , late
democratic candidate for county at
torney In this county , slipped on an
Icy platform at the Northwestern city
station and broke his ankle. Ho had
ono to the station In a cab to meet
number of witnesses who were to
rrlvo from the north. When ho
topped out of the cab upon the slip-
> ory platform\ \ foot went out from
mder him and in the fall the ankle
> ono was broken. Ho was taken In a
ack to the Pacific hotel , whore a sur-
eon wns summoned. Mr. Barnhart
vns Just recovering from a sprnln In
10 same ankle , so that the Injury Is
endered the moro serious.
Henry Plller sustained n heavy fall
n a slippery cement walk on North
fourth street.
Other falls have been numerous and
overo.
Cornfields Suffer.
Work In the cornfields has been In-
orfered with to some extent by the
torm.
The storm extends nil over the
orthern part of the state , being of
bout the same severity in all sec-
ions , according to reports.
The snow struck Omaha at 10:30 :
'clock.
During the afternoon the storm set-
led down into the first snow of the
eason nnd painted north Nebraska
vhlte.
ARMY CANTEEN.
nterestlng Decision of Order of Rech-
abites In Washington.
Washington , D. C. , Nov. 10. The
esolutions favoring the restoration of
.he army canteen for the sale of beer
nd light wines to soldiers under prop-
r restrictions , unanimously adopted
> y Advance tent , Independent Order
of Reclmbltes , of this city , perhaps the
Idest temperance organization In the
vorld , have aroused great interest In
emporance circles.
Many members of this order are
iien who have served in the army ,
{ now all about the ovll effects of ex
cessive drinking from personal expe-
lence , and they erallzo that the abo-
Itlon of the canteen is responsible for
he Increase of drunkenness among
oldiers.
Under present conditions , the sol-
Her drinks at low resorts on the out
skirts of army posts , without any re
strictions whatever. With the can-
een , as advocated by the Rechabltes ,
he will drink under government su-
> ervlsion and restrictions , under which
overindulgence is Impossible.
In addition , the Rechabltes propose
that the government , in framing the
canteen law , should discriminate
strongly In favor of beer , which has
a very small percentage of alcohol ,
and light wines. It is believed that
the soldier will bo satisfied with these
boveridgcs obtained under favorable
conditions , and that he will be less
Ikely to indulge in vile and ardent
Honors than at present.
This action of the Reclmbites has
the support of army officers and mili
tary organizations. The Spanish war
veterans , at their recent convention
liere , unanimously directed Us legis
lative committee to press congress for
the restoration of the canteen.
The Rechabltes maintain that by
making it possible for soldiers to ob
tain such comparatively harmless li
quors as beer and light wines under
government regulations , the cause of
true temperance will bo better upheld
than by driving them to low resorts
beyond the government reservations.
THROWN FROM WAGON.
Mrs. Harry Hornby and Father Have
Bad Accident.
Wlnsldo , Neb. , Nov. 13. Mrs. Harry
Hornby and her father , Mr. Jones ,
were thrown out of their wagon , when
their team ran away going down a
steep grade , and both Injured. The
wagon passed ever the body of Mr.
Jones , breaking his collar bone and
badly bruising one hip. Mrs. Hornby
Is considerably bruised and Is suffer
ing from the shock.
NOBLEMAN IN DISGUISE.
Suspected Explanation of Girl's At
tachment for Obscure Coachman.
Chicago , Nov. 13. Emma Bachman
Howe , who eloped with Gustavo Chris
Porfoot In quality.
Moderate In prlco.
Hanson , her coachman , and for whoso
return unmarried n reward of $500
was offered , wns found In Hobnrt , Ind. ,
yesterday , and returned to the homo
of her foster mother , Miss Frances
Howe at Porter , Ind.
Christian followed the girl to her
homo nnd made several attempts to
elude the vigilance of her relatives
nnd carry her away again.
Miss Howe's elopement , In which a
20-mile buggy chase figured , wns the
last chapter In a story of romantic
courtship. Miss Frances Howe and
friends of her ward nro convinced that
the young coachman , with whom she
eloped , Is n Danish student of aristo
cratic connection , whom the girl mot
while tsudying at the University of
Chrlstlanla , four years ago. It Is be
lieved Christian followed her to Amer
ica to press his suit and worked as a
coachman to be near the girl and keep
his Identity concealed.
INCREASED WAGES WILL MARK
FAILURE OF SMALL LINES.
WILL ABSORB LITTLE LINES
It Is Reported From Chicago That the
Advance In Wage Scales Pald "to
Switchmen , With Other Advances
That May Follow , Will Cripple Some
Chicago , Nov. 12. Railroad men de
clare the doom of mnny railways and
a fight among the larger ones , for the
absorption of the weaker lines , con
fronts the financial Interests of the
country today as the result of the 10
per cent increase in wages granted
switchmen by the general managers.
The prospect , it Is declared , caused
the managers of many smaller roads
to hold out against concessions. The
present condition is considered respon
sible for anxiety In La Sallo street
during negotiations.
At least three Chicago roads , It Is
predicted , will find themselves crip
pled within two years by the advance
promised the switchmen , and the fur
ther concessions , which are following ,
to engineers , firemen and other em
ployes. Of these roads , one has been
borrowing money to meet running ex
penses for six years , and another has
paid no dividends for eleven years. -I -
Wages under the advances now
made or being made will average 48
per cent , of the gross earnings of all
the railroads in the country , it is stat
ed. Tills is too much , it is declared ,
for the little roads to bear.
An increase of wages to firemen has
been refused by President F. D. Un
derwood of the Erie road. A vote
will be taken by the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen to detormlno
whether they will strike. Negotiations
with other roads , involving increases
n salary for 50,000 men , are expected
to terminate today in advances in
wages.
REVENGE FOR ELOPEMENT.
Young Italian is Stabbed to Death at
Instigation of His Father-ln-Law.
Chicago , Nov. 13. Matale Viverso ,
in Itnllan , was found dying at mid
night at Milwaukee avenue and Ohio
street. He was taken to the county
lospltal nnd an examination showed
three stllletto wounds In his back and
two bullet wounds In the back of his
head.
According to the story told by his
brother , Angola Viverso , and two wit
nesses , who refused to toll their names
or addresses , for fear of being killed ,
Matalo eloped from Venice , three
years ago , with the daughter of a
merchant , after the girl's father had
refused to sanction their marriage.
The father vowed vengeance and It
Is believed ho had friends in this coun
try who carried out the vow for him.
The two witnesses , who claim to
have seen the attack , and who are
also Italians , unable to talk English ,
told the police , through the Interpret
er , that , shortly before midnight , they
were passing along Milwaukee avenue ,
when they saw two men approach VI-
verse from behind and attack him.
Doctors at the county hospital said
Viverso probably would not survive.
COURTSHIP BY LETTER.
Three Years of Long-Distance Corres
pondence Followed by Marriage.
Now York , Nov. 13. After three
years , of courtship by letter , neither
having over seen tlio other , Bartholo
mew Morse , 41 years old , who lives
on Long Island , and Cinderella Parm-
lee , 41 years old , of Kansas City , Mo. ,
met by appointment in the Grand Cen
tral station yesterday , and in fifteen
minutes were married.
Dr. Henry Marsh Warren , the hotel
chaplain , married the couple in the : C
Hotel Belmont. Morse has a farm on
Ixiiig Island and ho and his bride went
there immediately after the ceremony
wns performed.
There are always people who want
to buy dogs or birds nnd they read
the want ads.
